Where does “espontàniament” come from?
espontàniament (Catalan) comes from Catalan ment, from Old Catalan ment, from Latin mēns, from Proto-Italic mentis, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
espontàniament (Catalan): spontaneously
Definitions
- spontaneously
Ancestry of “espontàniament”, step by step
espontàniament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan ment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ment | the mind; the spirit |
| 2 | Old Catalan | ment | — |
| 3 | Latin | mēns | mind |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mentis | mind, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 6 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
via Catalan espontani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | espontani | spontaneous |
| 2 | Latin | spontāneus | voluntary, spontaneous |
| 3 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |